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Complete Myanmar – 18 Days EMH, Enjoy Myanmar Holiday, Tours & Travel Group Website: www.emhtours.com Complete Myanmar – 18 Days (Tour Code: DF-18D17N-1) Ø Itinerary Overview Ø Includes & Excludes Ø Hotel Options Ø Detail Itinerary I. Itinerary Overview Time Destination Meals Day 1 Arrive Yangon – Shwedagon Pagoda – Yangon by Night - Day 2 Yangon - Circle Train – Sule Pagoda – Colonial Walking Tour B Day 3 Yangon – Htaukkyant – Kyaikhtiyo (Golden Rock) B Day 4 Golden Rock – HpaAn B Day 5 HpaAn – Mount Zwegabin Trek, Saddan Cave B Day 6 HpaAn – Kawgun Cave - Yangon B Day 7 Yangon – Bagan – Temples Tour B Page 1 of 14 Day 8 Bagan Sightseeing by E-Bike B Day 9 Bagan – Mount Papa – Taung Kalat Monastery - Mandalay B Day 10 Mandalay – Mingun – Sagaing – Sunset View at U Bein Bridge B Day 11 Mandalay – Morning Flower Market – Maymyo (Pyin Oo Lwin) B Day 12 Mandalay – Heho – Pindaya Cave – Inle Lake B Day 13 Inle Lake Boat Tour B Day 14 Inle Lake – InDein – Ywama Boat Trip B Day 15 Heho – Ngapali Beach B Day 16 Ngapali Beach B Day 17 Ngapali Beach B Day 18 Ngapali Beach – Yangon – Fly Back Home B II. Includes & Excludes Ø Includes • 17 nights accommodation based on twin/double shared • enjoy daily breakfast at hotels • 4 internal flights • professional English speaking tour guides • quality air-conditioned private cars for sightseeing • E-Bike per person for Bagan eBike tour • return private boat to Mingun • private boat to sightsee the InLe Lake • 3 days leisure at Ngapali Beach • return airport transfers • enjoy exploring Myanmar as per itinerary Page 2 of 14 Ø Excludes • Visa Fees • Entrance Fees approx. $85 AUD per person for entire trip • Meals not specified in the "Included Meals" section • Personal insurance and other personal expense III. Hotel Options Ø Standard Option – 3 Star Hotels • standard room at Royal Khattar Hotel in Yangon or similar • deluxe room at Mountain Top Hotel in Golden Rock or similar • deluxe room at Glory Hotel in Hpa An or similar • deluxe room at Bagan View Hotel in Bagan or similar • superior room at Hotel Nova in Mandalay or similar • superior room at 81 Hotel Inlay in Inle Lake or similar • standard room at River Top Lodge in Ngapali Beach or similar Ø Premium Option – 4 Star Hotels • superior room at Jasmine Palace Hotel in Yangon or similar • deluxe room at Mountain Top Hotel (3 Star Hotel) in Golden Rock or similar • deluxe room at Glory Hotel (3 Star Hotel) in Hpa An or similar • deluxe room at Amazing Bagan Resort in Bagan or similar • superior room at Eastern Palace Hotel in Mandalay or similar • deluxe room at Ananta Inle Resort in Inle Lake or similar • deluxe room at Amazing Ngapali Resort in Ngapali Beach or similar Page 3 of 14 IV. Detail Itinerary Day 1 Arrive Yangon – Shwedagon Pagoda – Yangon by Night Upon arrival in Yangon, you will be met by your guide and transferred to your hotel. Formerly named Rangoon by the British, Yangon was the country’s capital until 2006 and is still the country’s largest and most influential city. Its dusty streets are lined with an intriguing array of traditional wooden houses and shacks, imposing Colonial-era relics, and later twentieth century – although often already decaying – office blocks. Yangon’s skyline remains astonishingly low-rise and green – far more so than other South-East Asian cities. Rivers, lakes, parks and golf courses separate the built up districts, and trees line the streets. The gleaming golden spire of Shwedagon Pagoda – one of Myanmar’s most iconic sights – peacefully dominates the cityscape. Having checked in to your hotel, the day is at leisure until a late afternoon visit to the Shwedagon Pagoda. This 2,000 year old temple is one of the most significant religious sites in Myanmar, and undoubtedly the one most readily associated with the ‘Land of the Golden Spires’. It’s also the perfect spot to enjoy the Yangon sunset. Explore the many shrines that surround the pagoda, as residents from across the city flock to this incredible landmark to make their daily prayers. Outside the main compound, makeshift food markets appear, where your guide can introduce you to your first taste of Yangon cuisine. As night falls, the pagoda is lit by floodlights that illuminate its golden surface and turn this already astonishing landmark into a truly mesmerising sight. Continue to Little India, a lively district of Yangon crammed with fantastic restaurants, with delicious scents and lively sounds to entice you in. If you can resist diving in for a meal, visit the Shri Kali Hindu temple, built by Tamil residents while the region was part of British India, and now maintained by the local Indian community. Next up is Chinatown, where a different riot of cooking smells will be waiting to tempt you. Drop in to the Cantonese Kwan Yin (or Guanyin) temple, founded in the early 1800s, before finally reaching 19th Street, lined with restaurants, street food stalls and hawkers selling cold beer. It’s time for a difficult decision – stay here with a cold beer and a plate of freshly cooked street food while you watch life go by, or proceed to a more sophisticated eatery for dinner. The choice is yours! Accommodation: Hotel Meals: There is no meal included on this day. Page 4 of 14 Day 2 Yangon – Circle Train – Sule Pagoda – Colonial Walking Tour Morning transfer to the bustling streets of India Town, at the very heart of downtown Yangon round 26th Street. Explore the lively morning market where there will be plenty of time to barter with the vendors before making the short journey to Yangon’s Central Train Station to board the ‘circular railway’. This local commuter train service slowly weaves its way through the city’s various neighbourhoods, revealing the lively and colourful life of the inhabitants. Upon arrival at Hledan, disembark and continue by car to the nearby Chaukhtatgyi Paya to visit the huge reclining Buddha. Also in the Hledan district is Yangon University and the area is home to many of the city’s more affluent residents. Transfer to your hotel where there is plenty of time to relax before returning downtown to the Sule Pagoda. Known as the ‘gathering point’ by the city’s residents, the pagoda is one of the city’s great landmarks, and has also played an important part in contemporary Burmese politics. According to legend the Sule was built during the lifetime of the Buddha, making it more than 2,600 years old. You may wish to consult one of the fortune-tellers residing in the many small rooms surrounding the pagoda before continuing west on foot towards Mahabandoola Park and Myanmar’s Independence Monument. From this point you can see many grand Colonial buildings including the City Hall, the Supreme Court and the Baptist Church. Passing along Pansodan Street as far as the jetty, you may see boat loads of people making their daily commute across the Yangon River into the city to work, or to sell their homemade goods. Set along the river bank, are many more fine Colonial buildings such as the Custom House, the British Embassy, the General Post Office and The Strand Hotel. The Strand was built in 1896 by Aviet and Tigran Sarkie, and opened in 1901. It was once home to the likes of George Orwell, Rudyard Kipling and Somerset Maugham. Spending time in teashops is one of the nation’s favourite pastimes, and after continuing your tour down 41st street through a typical residential area, make a stop in a traditional establishment where your guide will talk you through the general etiquette involved! Accommodation: Hotel Meals: Breakfast Day 3 Yangon – Htaukkyant – Kyaikhtiyo (Golden Rock) Morning departure for Kyaikhtiyo, a scenic 5 hour drive east from the capital. En route stop at the Allied War Cemetery near Htaukkyant. The cemetery is the final resting place of some 27, 000 allied troops who lost their lives in Myanmar during World War II. Today the Imperial War Graves Commission upkeeps the cemetery and it’s manicured grounds. Page 5 of 14 Continue on to Kyaikhtiyo, arriving at the ‘base camp’ of Kinpun in the late afternoon. Board a local truck (shared) that will take you as far as Mt Hermit where you will disembark and continue by foot for the final hour. The climb is very steep and you will pass many pilgrims walking bare foot. The Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda, also unsurprisingly known as Golden Rock, is perched on top of a precariously positioned golden granite boulder. Layer-upon-layer of gold leaf has been applied by pilgrims and visitors, who come to marvel at the pagoda and pray to the Lord Buddha. Legend tells us a strand of Buddha’s hair is located under the boulder, ensuring it maintains its precarious balance. The best time to visit the rock is at sunset when the site is heaving with pilgrims eager to add their offering of gold leaf, and the fading light makes the scene even more dramatic. Accommodation: Hotel Meals: Breakfast Day 4 Golden Rock - HpaAn Those that wish can rise early to see the sunrise over the rock before returning to Kinpun and continuing the journey in a south-easterly direction to Hpa An. Discuss ideas for possible stops with your guide as there are a number of points of interest along the way. Upon arrival in Hpa An, check in to your hotel. Surrounded by spectacular limestone outcrops, and set slightly back from the Thandwin River, Hpa An is a friendly, picturesque town where foreign tourists are still something of a novelty.
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